Couch-hammock.



W. H. HARRISON. COUCH HAMMOGK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.29, 1908.

- Patented 1m 24,1912.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH cov, WA \SH1NGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATES P ATENT OFFICE. s

WILLIAM HARRISON, or P IL D LPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. I

.COUGH-HAMMOGKQ To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HAR- RISON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lawndale, in the city and county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania,

have invented certain new and useful Im provements in Couch-Hammocks,ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accom-- panylng drawings,"forming a part of thisspecification.

j The principal objects of my invention are to provide a couchhammock'having an inclosed, removable, and replaceable mattress; 15

a couch hammock which is reversible and has a collapsible frame; meansfor varying the transverse tension of the body portion of the hammock; adetachable means for securing and adjusting the ends of the mattress tothe frame; to provide a reversible couch hammock, the cover of which maybe in sections of different colors or'designs or material; all thefeatures of my invention being combined in a couch hammock of very cheapand durable construction which may a readily be taken. apart andcombinedin an easily transportable package.

Other objects of my invention will appear;

in the following description and in the ac-' companying drawings.

In general terms, my invention may be stated to consist in providing areversible couch hammock, having a body portion which may be wovenintegrally or formed o'ftwo 'or more portions suitably fastened togetherand inclosing the side rails of the frame of the hammock, and amattress, the

sides of which are preferably in contact i with the inner sides of thesaid side rails and detachable endpieces, which when 'removed permit themattress to be withdrawn from, or replaced within, the body portion ofthe hammock.

In the accompanying drawlngs 1n whlch similar parts are indicated bysimilar reference numerals, Figure 1 is a top plan view of one end of ,acouch hammock, partly in section and illustrating a preferred embodi-.

" ment ofmy invention; F igj 2 is a top plan view of the other end ofthe 'icouchg ham mock shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isa'perspec tive'view ofone of the supports for theside' Specification of Letters ratent.Pateflt'ed'DeoQ24, 1912. Application filed September 29, 1908. Serialno. 455,310. I

rails and the tension adjusting'devices, with i a portion of aside railshown in dotted lines;'Fig. 4 is asectional view taken on the line4-4-01? Fig. 1-; Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a part of my tensionadjusting de-,

vice; and Fig. 6 a perspective viewof one end of the tensionadjustingrod.

In Figs. 1 and 2, the body portion 1 of the hammocks may be made ofhammock cloth or other suitable material, and may embody differentdesigns, colors or materials in the respective top and bottom sidesthereof, so that by reversing or overturning the hammock, the portionthereof presented to. 1 the eye is changed, thus adding to the attraotiveness and ornamental features. Furthermore, the durability of thehammock is greatly increased in that both sides are equallywell-adaptedfor sitting or reclining, thereby substantially doubling its period.of-us'e. Another feature of, this part tially one-half of the bodyportion of the hammock maybe made of water-proof material, wherebythetaking down and" housproof material, is uppermost, protection of myinvention lies in the fact. that substanringYof the hammockduringinclement or v from moisture is afforded to the mattress and thelowerside of the hammock. requenthandling of the hammock with theconsequent wear and tearbeing thus greatly. reduced, the durability ofthe hammock is largely increased. The ends Qand 3 of the body portion- 1of the hammock have fas' tened thereto suitable clue lines 5 which passthrough suspension rings 6. The frame of the hammock consists of siderails 77 and end pieces 88, which are mounted'in sup-' ports 9-and10.The support 10, a perspective view of which is shown." in Fig. 3, ispreferably made ofmetal and consistsof a horizontal plate 11,"from whichproject tongues 12I12, adapted to engagein suitable grooves, 13, in theside rails, while simi} 'lar grooves are also provlded, to rece ve theplate 11, the said support and side rails being firmly fastened togetherby screws or bolts 14, passing through the holes 15 in the plate 11.Upon one end of the said plate 11 is a cylindrical socket 16, preferablymade integral with said plate, and divided by the web 17 into twosubstantially equal chambers 1818. The web 17 has an enlarged centrallydisposed portion 19 in which is provided a screw threaded interior 20,adapted to engage a screw 21. The adjacent end 22 of the end piece 8 isprovided with a recess 23, substantially in the form of the web 17 ofthe support 10, and is adapted to fit snugly within the interior of thesocket 10, although movable there through, while a suitable washer 24 isplaced between the head of the screw 21 and the end 22 of the rod 8,which extends through the socket 10.

The support 9 is preferably a blind casting similar in form and size forornamental purposes to the device formed by the assembling of thesupport 10, the washer 24 and the screw 21 and has a recess 25 thereinadapted to receive the end 26 of the rod 8.

The operation of this preferred form of tension adjusting device may bebriefly clescribed as follows: By inserting the end 26 of the rod 8 intothe recess 25 in the support 9, passing the end 22 into and through thecylindrical socket 10, placing the washer 24 upon the projecting end 22,and passing through it and the threaded interior 20 of the web 17 thethreaded portion of the screw 21, it will be obvious that by rotatingthe screw 21 that the washer 2 1 will be forced against the said end 22of the rod 8, thereby causing the end 26 of the rod 8 to be pressedagainst the bottom of the recess 25 of the support 9, thus forcing thesupports 9 and 10 farther apart and causing a corresponding separationof the side rails 77, thereby increasing the transverse tension of thebody portion 1 of the hammock. By reversing the movement of the screw21, the tension on the said body mav be correspondingly lessened, inview of which it is evident that the transverse tension of the bodyportion of the hammock may be adjusted as desired. A similar tensionadjusting device to that just described is preferably placed on each endof the hammock. By partially removing the screws 21 the end pieces 8 maybe removed from their supports 9 and 10.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4: a mattress 27 formed of any suitablematerial, lies within the frame of the hammock and is inclosed by thebody portion 1. It has been found desirable, although not alwaysnecessary to attach loops 28 to the ends of the mattress, said loopspassing over the end pieces 88, and thereby preventing the mattressfro-m slipping or rolling up. The said loops comprising any desirednumber may be made of any suitable material and may be in the form ofstraps provided with buckles. The loops may be slipped off of the endpieces 88, when said end pieces are being detached from their supports,or they may be unbuckled from said end pieces when buckle straps areemployed, and furthermore, by adjusting the buckle straps, the positionsof the mattress within the frame may be varied.

Angle pieces 29 are shown as being made preferably of leather andserving to strengthen the angle formed by the ends 2 and 3 with the mainbody portion 1 of the hammock.

Eyelets 30-30 are correspondingly arranged in the top and bottomportions of one end of the hammock adjacent to the end piece 8 and acord 31 passes through the eyelets and is knotted at 32, the said cordbeing easily removable from the said eyelets and adapted to hold the topand bottom portions of the end 2 closely together. Upon the opposite endof the hammock 3 the top and bottom portions are preferably joinedtogether by sewing the same as shown at 33. Of course it will be evidentthat this feature of my invention may be constructed by having eyeletsand a cord, such as illustrated at 30 and 31, at both ends of thehammock, but such a construction is not necessary. Furthermore, I do notwish to limit myself to the manner of joining the top and bottomportions of the end of the hammock to the form illustrated by me, as itwill be evident that many changes might be made and other constructionsmight be equally well employed for the purpose.

The operation of my device is as follows: When the parts are assembled,as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and it is desired to remove the mattress, anend piece 8 of the hammock is first released, as above described, bypartially removing the screw 21. The end piece 8 is then withdrawn fromits supports and at the same time from the loops 28, the cord 31 removedfrom the eyelets 30, and the mattress 27, may then be grasped andwithdrawn through the openings afforded between the top and bottomportions of the end portion 2. When it is desired to replace themattress the same may be easily done by reversing the operation justdescribed.

In providing a couch hammock in which a mattress is inclosed, I havematerially lessened the cost of production of couch hammocks of whichmattresses form a part, for the mattress covering may be of any suitablematerial which will firmly hold the packing of the mattress, whilehitherto the covering of the mattress being exposed, has

necessarily been formed of'materials requir ing great durability and ofattractive color and design. I

It will furthermore be readily understood that the parts of my improvedcouchhamniock may be readily separated and rolled together into apackage occupying compara-- scope thereof, such for instance astheelimifnation of the transverse tension adjusting device, and simplyproviding ai'GITlOVablQ rod in its place; in the form of support for theside rails and the end pieces; in the means shown for fastening togetherthe'top,

. and bottom endportions of. the hammock;

and in various other features of the device.

Furthermore, it will "beunderstood that my improved couch hammock may beconstructedwith a mattressfixedlyfastened to the body portion, or to theframe, or to both,

i and that it may also be constructed and utilized-without any mattress,if'so preferred.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire toprotect byLet ters Patent of the United States is,

1. A couch hammock comprising a frame, a body portion, a mattressinclosedby said body portion, and an adjustable rod for varying thetransverse tension of the body portion. v

2. A couch hammock comprising a collapsible frame, a body portion, aremovable mat-tress substantially inclosed bysaid body portion, a rod,and supports for said rod, co-

, acting with said rod to adjust the transverse tensionof the bodyportion.

3. In a couch hammock, a frame, a, hollow body port-ion, a mattresssubstantially inclosed by said body portion, and means for detachablyfastening the ends of the mattress to the end pieces of the frame.

4:- A reversible couch hammock having an inclosed removable mattress, aframe -in closing said mattress, and an adjustable piece on said framefor Varying the transverse tension of the hammock.

5. A reversible couch hammock, acollapsr ble frame comprising siderails, end pieces and a hollow body portion inclosing a re movablemattress, and means connected to said body portion independent of saidframe for supportingsaid hammock.

6. A reversible couch hammock consisting of a removable mattress, aframe comprising supports, side rails and end pieces carried by saidsupports, said end piecesbeing detachably mounted in said supports andsaid frame arranged to surround said mattress.

7. Ina reversiblecouch hammock having an inclosed removable mattress,tension'adjust-ing means comprising a rod having a slotted }end,supports for said rod, one of said supports having a webbed interioradapted to engage said slotted end and provided with a screw threadedopening having A a screw adapt-ed to engage said screw threaded'opening,a washer carriedby said screw and adapted to be) pressed against saidslottedend by said screw.

8. A couchhammock comprising a frame, a, hollow body portion inclosingsaid frame, a removable mattress surrounded by, said frame and in theplane thereof and sub-1 stantially inclosed by said body portion, a

rod, and supports for said rod coacting therewithto adjust thetransverse tension of the body portion.

9. In a couch hammock, the combination with a-frame, of a hollow bodyportion, a

mattress' substantially inclosed by said body portion, and meansdetachably connecting said mattress to said frame, said means comprisinga loop connected to said mattress and embracing a portion of said frame.

10. In a couch hammock, the combination with a frame comprising siderails and end pieces, of a mattress between said side pieces andsubstantially in the plane thereof, a hollow body portion substantiallyin closing said side rails, said end pieces,'and

said mattress and terminating beyond said end pieces, and meansconnected thereto for supporting said hammock;

11. In a'c'ouch hammock, the combination i with a frame comprising siderails and end pieces, of a hollow body portion substantially inclosingsaid rails and end pieces and terminating in ends beyond said endpieces,and means for detachably securing together said ends ad acent to saidend pieces.

12. In a couch hammock, the combination with a frame comprising siderails and end pieces, of a mattress, a hollow'body portion substantiallyinclosing said frame and said mattress, and means detachably connectingthe opposite sides of said body portion adjacent to one of said endpieces, said mattress being removable longitudinally through the saidbody portion, when said sides are disconnected adjacent to said endpiece.

13. A. couch hammock comprising a 7' frame, a hollow body portionsurrounding and contactingwith said frame, and a removable mattresslying in substantially the same plane as said frame and surroundedthereby, said mattress being between and in contact with the oppositesides of said body portion. c c

14. A couch hammock comprising a frame, a hollow body portionsurrounding and contacting With said frame, and a re movable mattresslying in substantially the same plane as said frame and surroundedthereby, said mattress being between and in contact with the oppositesides of said body portion, and means connected to said body portion forsupporting said hammock.

15. A couch hammock comprising a frame, a complete, covered mattressmounted within the frame, a cover for said frame and mattress, and meansconnected to said cover for suspending the said frame and mattress.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day ofSeptember A. D.

WILLIAM H. HARRISON. \Vitnesses:

FREDERICK A. BLOUNT, ALEXANDER PARK.

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